The Diet Flashcards
1
Q
Themes
A
Female body
Societal expectations
Male gaze
Mental health
Loss of control
Identity
Body image
2
Q
Structure
A
First and last stanza contrast - ambiguous, body dysmorphia never cured
Free verse - lack conformity
Rejection of reality
Internal rhyme
Sybalince
Hyperbolic extended metaphor
3
Q
Typicality and Context
A
Lists and internal rhyme
Rise in Anorexia during 80s and onward
Female pressures
Mao woman
Thumbalina
4
Q
Atwood
A
Meals controlled
Loss of identity
Labelled
Controlled
Isolation
